St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-01-02

RTICLES OF INCORPORATION OF THE
IA Andrew Schoch Grocery Company. We, the
undersigned, do hereby associate ourselves to-
gether for the purpose of becoming Corporetion
under the provisions of title two l2) of chapter
thirty.fou (34 of the General Statutes of the
State of Minnesota of the year 1878. and the sew
eral acts OF the Legislature of said state amenda-
tory thereon, and for that purpose do hereby
adopt and sign these articles of incorporation as
follows, to-wit:
ARTICLE l.
The name OF this Corporation shall be The An.
drew Schoch Grocery Company
The general nature of the business of this Cor
poration shall be the carrying on of a Wholesale
and Retail Grocery business; to buy, sell, barter
and dealin Groceries, Provisions and all other
Goods, Wares and Merchandise and Property dealt
in belonging or pertaining to a General Grocery
business The principal place for the transaction
OF the business of this Corporation shall be in the
City of ST. Paul, Ramsey County in said state of
Minnesota.
ARTICLE II.
The time of the commencement of this Corpora
ton shall be the Sth day of January 1887 and the
period of its continuance shall be thirty (3O) years
from said date of commencement
ARTICLE III.
The amount of the capital stock of tbis Corpor.
alton shall be Fifty Thousand Dollars ESQ 0OO)
and shall be paid in called TOR by the Board OF
Directors.
ARTICLE ".
The highest amount of indebtedness or liabilitv
to VIII CHI this Corporation shall at any time be-
subject shall not exceed the sum of Twentv-Fiye
Thousand Dollars (S25,0O0)
ARTICLE V.
The names and places of residence of the ner.
sons forming this Corporation are as follows,
to-wit:
Andrew Schoch, ]. George Schoch. Alonzo 7.
Birmingham. George C. Leyh. George Trout,
Nicholas Miller and Lewis J. Hullsiek ali residing
IN the City OF st. Paul Ramsey County State Of
Minnesota.
ARTICLE VI.
The government CT this Corporation and ths
management of its affairs are hereby vested in a
Board of five Directors, who shall be stockboId.
ers in this Corporation and who shall be elected
at the annual meeting of the stockholders which
shall be held on the second Monday of January in
each year, and who shall hold once until their
successors are elected and qalified.
The Executive officers of this Corporation shall
be President, Vice President, Secretary and q
Treasurer. who shall be elected by the Board of
Directors from their own number at its first meet.
ing and at the first meeting of the Board after the
annual meeting of the stockholders in each year,
and who shall hold office until their successors
are elected and qualified, provided that the offices
of Secretary and Treasurer or President and
Treasurer, may be held by the same person at the
same time if the Board of Directors so determine
and elect.
Vacancies in the Board of Directors or in the
said officers of the Corporation shall be filed by
the Board of Directors at any regular special
meeting held in pursuance of the bylaws.
The names of the persons forming the first
Board OF Directors are Andrew Schoch. ]. George
Schoch, Alonzo j. birmingham, George Trout and
Lewis j. Hullsiek, who shall hold Office until the
first annual meeting of the Board and until their
successors are elected and qualified.
ARTICLE VII.
The number and amount of shares Of the
capital stock of this Corporation shall be five
hundred (5OO) shares of One Hundred Dollars
(Sl00) each.
In testimony whereof we have hereunto set our
hands and seals this 29th day of December, A.
d. 1885,
Signed and sealed in presence of:
NJ. Il. GUENTHER,
Z. r. HoLCoMBE.
ANDREW SCHOCH, TSea1.1
ALoNZO ]. BUCKINGHAM. [Seal.l
]. GEORGE SCHOCK, fSeaL1
GEORGE TROUT, fSeaL1
GEORGE c. LEYH, TSeaL |
NICHOLAS MILLER, TSeal.1
LEWIS j. HULSIEK. TSeal.1